Factors associated with men's involvement in antenatal care visits in Asmara, Eritrea: Community-based survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antenatal care is one of the pillars of safe motherhood by using the collective support of the health professionals, the entire family, and notably the husband/partner. Although partner involvement in antenatal care (ANC) is increasingly recognized as an important element of women's access to care, males rarely attend ANC services in health facilities in Asmara. Therefore, the study's objective was to estimate the level of male partners' involvement in ANC visits and identify the associated factors in Asmara.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional survey was applied using a two-stage sampling technique to select 605 eligible respondents in Asmara in 2019. Data was collected using a pretested structured questionnaire. The Chi-square test was used to determine th

SUBMITTER: Beraki GG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10586641 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature